On thing that I have decided would be smart to focus on are cues to orient listeners. I don't know about anyone else but I have had to sit through many group presentations that are actually pretty dull. I think that if the presentation is set up in a way that the listeners remember what was said then the presentation was worth the effort. In the book on page 837 it states that to have the audience follow your presentation it is important to use four things;
- Thesis and forecasting statements
- Transitions
- summaries
- visuals
by focusing on these four things i have confidence any group presentation can become more put together, allowing others to listen and remember what has been said.
Working with others can be tough, a lot of the times I would just rather get it all done myself that way i would know that it would be finished by the deadline. But working with a group is very beneficial in many ways. One point from the book that i thought was good was establishing clear and easy means of communicating with one another, also spending time planning the project, both of these steps will make a better group project.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Prop Revision
Abortion(Proposition)
Think of a child in your life, maybe it’s a sibling, a niece, a nephew or even your own flesh and blood. Can you picture how your life would be if that child was gone? Many cringe just thinking about it but sadly hundreds of children die each day through a process called abortion. According to jstor.org access to legal abortion has been the subject of heated public debate in the United States for several decades, with both pro-choice and pro-life organizations waging media and lobby campaigns in their efforts to win a level of support. In 1997 45% of American public believed that abortion should be available to married women to no longer wanted children. This is not the case any longer, many believe that abortion should be available to all people; these people are also known as pro-choice believers.
Women are faced with many different situations, some may choose abortion because they were rapped, some because of health risks and others because of stupid decisions they have decided to make. No matter what that situation abortion is not the way, there is always another option, every child deserves to live. Many people think of this process as only a process, they do not realize that they are killing innocent children, therefore committing murder a horrible unjustly crime.
Over 60 percent of abortions are among women who have had 1 or more children. Trying to understand how these women can stand living with themselves is very difficult. They understand the process; they know what it’s like to hold that new infant in their arms, giving the baby all their love. Many cannot even start to comprehend the dangers that this horrible process can bring to the mother, some even deadly. Those dangers include; Bladder injury, bowl injury, breast cancer, ectopic pregnancy, effect on future pregnancy, failed abortion, infection, higher rate of miscarriages, severe rapid bleeding, sterility and many more. These are all very harmful to the body so the steps of an abortion should not be taken.
Everyday millions of women around the world are considering aborting their child because of a “mistake”. They think that if they do it early enough they are doing nothing wrong because it is not “alive”. However, the word alive means to grow, develop, mature, and replace its own dying cells. It means not being dead. Each child at the time of conception is living, each child should have a chance to live. The constitution states that all men are created equal, this accounts for all people even the people who have not had the chance to be born but was waiting for that time to come, they have a right to live.
Abortion is one of the most common medical procedures performed in the United States each year. More than 40% of all women will end a pregnancy by abortion at some time in their reproductive lives. While women of every social class seek terminations, the typical woman who ends her pregnancy is either young, white, unmarried, poor, or over the age of 40.In the United States and worldwide, abortion remains common.
Think of a child in your life, maybe it’s a sibling, a niece, a nephew or even your own flesh and blood. Can you picture how your life would be if that child was gone? Many cringe just thinking about it but sadly hundreds of children die each day through a process called abortion. According to jstor.org access to legal abortion has been the subject of heated public debate in the United States for several decades, with both pro-choice and pro-life organizations waging media and lobby campaigns in their efforts to win a level of support. In 1997 45% of American public believed that abortion should be available to married women to no longer wanted children. This is not the case any longer, many believe that abortion should be available to all people; these people are also known as pro-choice believers.
Women are faced with many different situations, some may choose abortion because they were rapped, some because of health risks and others because of stupid decisions they have decided to make. No matter what that situation abortion is not the way, there is always another option, every child deserves to live. Many people think of this process as only a process, they do not realize that they are killing innocent children, therefore committing murder a horrible unjustly crime.
Over 60 percent of abortions are among women who have had 1 or more children. Trying to understand how these women can stand living with themselves is very difficult. They understand the process; they know what it’s like to hold that new infant in their arms, giving the baby all their love. Many cannot even start to comprehend the dangers that this horrible process can bring to the mother, some even deadly. Those dangers include; Bladder injury, bowl injury, breast cancer, ectopic pregnancy, effect on future pregnancy, failed abortion, infection, higher rate of miscarriages, severe rapid bleeding, sterility and many more. These are all very harmful to the body so the steps of an abortion should not be taken.
Everyday millions of women around the world are considering aborting their child because of a “mistake”. They think that if they do it early enough they are doing nothing wrong because it is not “alive”. However, the word alive means to grow, develop, mature, and replace its own dying cells. It means not being dead. Each child at the time of conception is living, each child should have a chance to live. The constitution states that all men are created equal, this accounts for all people even the people who have not had the chance to be born but was waiting for that time to come, they have a right to live.
Abortion is one of the most common medical procedures performed in the United States each year. More than 40% of all women will end a pregnancy by abortion at some time in their reproductive lives. While women of every social class seek terminations, the typical woman who ends her pregnancy is either young, white, unmarried, poor, or over the age of 40.In the United States and worldwide, abortion remains common.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Grammar Post
Throughout the entire semester we have learned how to write effectively, we have learned many ways of accomplishing this from our instructor but I thought it would be interesting to look into it a little further and see what some things others advise to become a more effective writer. At grammarbook.com I found a few really good tips;
Rule 1. Use concrete rather than vague language.
Examples: Vague: The weather was of an extreme nature on the west coast.
Concrete: California had very cold weather last week.
Rule 2. Use active voice whenever possible. Active voice means the subject is performing the verb.
Examples: Active: Barry hit the ball.
Passive: The ball was hit.
Notice that the responsible party may not even appear when using passive voice.
Rule 3. Avoid overusing there is, there are, it is, it was, and so on.
Example: There is a case of meningitis that was reported in the newspaper.
Correction: A case of meningitis was reported in the newspaper.
Even Better: The newspaper reported a case of meningitis. (Active voice)
Example: It is important to signal before making a left turn.
Correction: Signaling before making a left turn is important.
OR
Signaling before a left turn is important.
OR
You should signal before making a left turn. (Active voice)
Example: There are some revisions which must be made.
Correction: Some revisions must be made.
Even Better: Please make some revisions. (Active voice)
These are just a few of the great rules that I found on how to write effectively for more tips click the following link.
Rule 1. Use concrete rather than vague language.
Examples: Vague: The weather was of an extreme nature on the west coast.
Concrete: California had very cold weather last week.
Rule 2. Use active voice whenever possible. Active voice means the subject is performing the verb.
Examples: Active: Barry hit the ball.
Passive: The ball was hit.
Notice that the responsible party may not even appear when using passive voice.
Rule 3. Avoid overusing there is, there are, it is, it was, and so on.
Example: There is a case of meningitis that was reported in the newspaper.
Correction: A case of meningitis was reported in the newspaper.
Even Better: The newspaper reported a case of meningitis. (Active voice)
Example: It is important to signal before making a left turn.
Correction: Signaling before making a left turn is important.
OR
Signaling before a left turn is important.
OR
You should signal before making a left turn. (Active voice)
Example: There are some revisions which must be made.
Correction: Some revisions must be made.
Even Better: Please make some revisions. (Active voice)
These are just a few of the great rules that I found on how to write effectively for more tips click the following link.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Problems with Prepositions
I have noticed that at times dealing with prepositions can be pretty tough and this web site has some great rules that really helped me.
Rule 2. Use on with expressions that indicate the time of an occurrence.
Examples: He was born on December 23.
We will arrive on the fourth.
Rule 3. 0f should never be used in place of have.
Correct: I should have done it.
Incorrect: I should of done it.
Rule 4. Between refers to two. Among is used for three or more.
Examples: Divide the candy between the two of you.
Divide the candy among the three of you.
For more rules go to this great site:
Rule 2. Use on with expressions that indicate the time of an occurrence.
Examples: He was born on December 23.
We will arrive on the fourth.
Rule 3. 0f should never be used in place of have.
Correct: I should have done it.
Incorrect: I should of done it.
Rule 4. Between refers to two. Among is used for three or more.
Examples: Divide the candy between the two of you.
Divide the candy among the three of you.
For more rules go to this great site:
110 in the Shade
I thought this play was done very well based on N. Richard Nash's 1954 American classic play "The Rainmaker." The students truly showed that they can act. In this play it mainly focuses on a small family that live in a small farming town where a huge drought is taking place. One hot day a man comes out of nowhere named Starbuck, he tells them that if they will pay him $100 in advance he will bring the rain. Throughout the entire play there is always this drama side of the family, they are trying to get Lizzie married off but she is too hard headed for most men in the town. They try to get her with the sheriff but he is still living in the past constantly thinking of his wife that left him for another man. When Starbuck comes to town he makes Lizzie feel beautiful, for the first time in her life she does. But later as Starbuck and the sheriff are fighting over her she realizes that Starbuck's head is full of dreams and no reality. So who will Lizzie choose? Starbuck the man who made her believe in herself or the sheriff and man still trying to get though the leaving of his wife? Well i guess you are going to have to go watch it to find out, overall I thought it was a very good play and the lead parts were done very well, if your in the mood for a play its a must see.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Nike "Just Do It"( Research Review )
I received a lot of great questions for my topic on Friday, my topic being Nike Shocks. One question that I would like to focus on is how Nike came up with their name and logo. I found a lot of great information.
NIKE, pronounced NI-KEY, is the winged goddess of victory according to Greek mythology. She sat at the side of Zeus, the ruler of the Olympic pantheon, in Olympus. A mystical presence, symbolizing victorious encounters, NIKE presided over history's earliest battlefields. A Greek would say, "When we go to battle and win, we say it is NIKE." Synonymous with honored conquest, NIKE is the twentieth century footwear that lifts the world's greatest athletes to new levels of mastery and achievement. The NIKE 'swoosh' embodies the spirit of the winged goddess who inspired the most courageous and chivalrous warriors at the dawn of civilization.
The SWOOSH logo is a graphic design created by Caroline Davidson in 1971. It represents the wing of the Greek Goddess NIKE. Caroline Davidson was a student at Portland State University in advertising. She met Phil Knight while he was teaching accounting classes and she started doing some freelance work for his company. Phil Knight asked Caroline to design a logo that could be placed on the side of a shoe. She handed him the SWOOSH, he handed her $35.00. In spring of 1972, the first shoe with the NIKE SWOOSH was introduced.....the rest is history!
The majority of this information was found at: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CLASS/am483_97/projects/hincker/nikhist.html
NIKE, pronounced NI-KEY, is the winged goddess of victory according to Greek mythology. She sat at the side of Zeus, the ruler of the Olympic pantheon, in Olympus. A mystical presence, symbolizing victorious encounters, NIKE presided over history's earliest battlefields. A Greek would say, "When we go to battle and win, we say it is NIKE." Synonymous with honored conquest, NIKE is the twentieth century footwear that lifts the world's greatest athletes to new levels of mastery and achievement. The NIKE 'swoosh' embodies the spirit of the winged goddess who inspired the most courageous and chivalrous warriors at the dawn of civilization.
The SWOOSH logo is a graphic design created by Caroline Davidson in 1971. It represents the wing of the Greek Goddess NIKE. Caroline Davidson was a student at Portland State University in advertising. She met Phil Knight while he was teaching accounting classes and she started doing some freelance work for his company. Phil Knight asked Caroline to design a logo that could be placed on the side of a shoe. She handed him the SWOOSH, he handed her $35.00. In spring of 1972, the first shoe with the NIKE SWOOSH was introduced.....the rest is history!
The majority of this information was found at: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CLASS/am483_97/projects/hincker/nikhist.html
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Grammar Post
Finding subjects and verbs, sometimes this can be difficult and there is a rule that I found that states;
This is just one of the rules there are many more at this great site;
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerb.asp
| If a verb follows to, it is called an infinitive phrase and is not the main verb. You will find the main verb either before or after the infinitive phrase. | ||
| Examples: | I like to walk. | |
| The efforts to get her elected succeeded. | ||
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerb.asp
Nike Shocks
In 2001, Nike unveiled a completely new and revolutionary style of athletic shoe cushioning. The Nike Shox system is based on the simple idea that a shoe should not only provide cushioning, but return the energy of the impact to the wearer just like a spring would. The Shox system took sixteen years to develop, but the highly resilient foam in the Nike Shox columns reduce the risk of impact-related injuries. The state- of-the-art Shox won’t have you bouncing off of walls, but it will provide a barely noticeable, but pleasantly springy ride for even the most demanding athlete.
-found at http://www.sneakerhead.com/nike-brand-technology-p2.html
Nike Shocks
-Athletic Shoe
- Made by Nike
-Worn by many athletes
-Different comfort levels
- International
- Marketing world wide
- Commercials
- Image: Famous athletes
-Consumer Product
-Found at nearly any athletic shoe store
- Quality made
- Style
- Spokes person
- design
-found at http://www.sneakerhead.com/nike-brand-technology-p2.html
Nike Shocks
-Athletic Shoe
- Made by Nike
-Worn by many athletes
-Different comfort levels
- International
- Marketing world wide
- Commercials
- Image: Famous athletes
-Consumer Product
-Found at nearly any athletic shoe store
- Quality made
- Style
- Spokes person
- design
The Oscars
"Now, I'm gonna open my fly and you're gonna swallow what I give ya to swallow. And after you swallow mine you're gonna swallow Rooster's cause ya done broke his nose and I think he oughta have something to show for it."
For this year I would give the Oscar to Michael Clarke Duncan who played a major role in the hit film Shawshank redemption. This film showed the trials and herd times of prison. Michael played a man who was sent to prison for being accused of rape which was not the case. He played a tender man who would not heart a fly and had a special healing power where he could heal illnesses and injuries.
This movie was filled with action and sadness, it was very well written and very intense, through this great actor you really got to see the emotional side of the prison life. Many people believe that guys in prison are these tough guys but really there are so many emotions for the men that reside there.
This movie told the story about a prison life and the hardness of it, it is a prison where they are on the waiting list for the electrical chair. I would not recommend it for younger children but for anyone that wants a fantastic movie and a good tear jerker, this is a great film and has quickly became one of my favorites.
For this year I would give the Oscar to Michael Clarke Duncan who played a major role in the hit film Shawshank redemption. This film showed the trials and herd times of prison. Michael played a man who was sent to prison for being accused of rape which was not the case. He played a tender man who would not heart a fly and had a special healing power where he could heal illnesses and injuries.
This movie was filled with action and sadness, it was very well written and very intense, through this great actor you really got to see the emotional side of the prison life. Many people believe that guys in prison are these tough guys but really there are so many emotions for the men that reside there.
This movie told the story about a prison life and the hardness of it, it is a prison where they are on the waiting list for the electrical chair. I would not recommend it for younger children but for anyone that wants a fantastic movie and a good tear jerker, this is a great film and has quickly became one of my favorites.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Grammar Post
Pronouns can get a little hard well for me anyway and I found an awesome helped me understand them;
Subject pronouns are used when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence. You can remember subject pronouns easily by filling in the blank subject space for a simple sentence.
Example:
______ did the job.I, you, he, she, it, we, and they all fit into the blank and are, therefore, subject pronouns.
http://www.grammarbook.com/default.asp
Subject pronouns are used when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence. You can remember subject pronouns easily by filling in the blank subject space for a simple sentence.
Example:
______ did the job.I, you, he, she, it, we, and they all fit into the blank and are, therefore, subject pronouns.
http://www.grammarbook.com/default.asp
Concern
I'm just having a hard time knowing what to say in the beginning, I did mine on The Navajo people and I was thinking about starting it out with the code talkers but I'm trying to make it better any suggestions?
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Grammar Post #5
Finding subjects and verbs in a sentance can be tough sometimes, this rule really helped me understand it a little bit better;
Being able to find the right subject and verb will help you correct errors of agreement.
Example:
The list of items is/are on the desk.
Being able to identify the subject and verb correctly will also help you with commas and semicolons as you will see later.
Definition. A Verb is a word that shows action (runs, hits, slides) or state of being (is, are, was, were, am, and so on).
Examples:
He ran around the block. You are my friend.
Rule 1.
If a verb follows to, it is called an infinitive phrase and is not the main verb. You will find the main verb either before or after the infinitive phrase.
Examples:
I like to walk.
The efforts to get her elected succeeded.
Definition. A Subject is the noun or pronoun that performs the verb.
Example:
The woman hurried.
Woman is the subject.
There are more great rules found at this web site;http://http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerb.asp
Being able to find the right subject and verb will help you correct errors of agreement.
Example:
The list of items is/are on the desk.
Being able to identify the subject and verb correctly will also help you with commas and semicolons as you will see later.
Definition. A Verb is a word that shows action (runs, hits, slides) or state of being (is, are, was, were, am, and so on).
Examples:
He ran around the block. You are my friend.
Rule 1.
If a verb follows to, it is called an infinitive phrase and is not the main verb. You will find the main verb either before or after the infinitive phrase.
Examples:
I like to walk.
The efforts to get her elected succeeded.
Definition. A Subject is the noun or pronoun that performs the verb.
Example:
The woman hurried.
Woman is the subject.
There are more great rules found at this web site;http://http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerb.asp
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Ethnographic post: The Navajo people
I still am not sure what point to take on this project, it is a very diverse culture and a pretty large topic so any suggestions would really help. Here are some of the questions;
1. What are some cultural things they are involved in?
2. How much of their own history do they know?
3. Is it hard keeping the language alive?
4.What traditions are the most different from most American customs?
5. Is it hard to keep old customs going?
6. What are the majority of the cultures beliefs?
7. On the reservations do the people still believe in old customs?
8. How are they keeping the language and culture alive?
9. What are the main differences from today's culture compared to in the past
10. What are some of the stories the elderly people tell the younger children?
I don't really know where I'm going with this yet so if anyone has feed back that would be great!
1. What are some cultural things they are involved in?
2. How much of their own history do they know?
3. Is it hard keeping the language alive?
4.What traditions are the most different from most American customs?
5. Is it hard to keep old customs going?
6. What are the majority of the cultures beliefs?
7. On the reservations do the people still believe in old customs?
8. How are they keeping the language and culture alive?
9. What are the main differences from today's culture compared to in the past
10. What are some of the stories the elderly people tell the younger children?
I don't really know where I'm going with this yet so if anyone has feed back that would be great!
Grammer post #5
I have wondered for a while when I should use semicolons in place of a period when separating two sentences and I found a rule that really helped
Use a semicolon in place of a period to separate two sentences where the conjunction has been left out.
Examples:
Call me tomorrow; I will give you my answer then.
I have paid my dues; therefore, I expect all the privileges listed in the contract.
The web page that has a lot of great things on it is, http://http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/semicolons.asp
Use a semicolon in place of a period to separate two sentences where the conjunction has been left out.
Examples:
Call me tomorrow; I will give you my answer then.
I have paid my dues; therefore, I expect all the privileges listed in the contract.
The web page that has a lot of great things on it is, http://http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/semicolons.asp
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Grammar Post #2
For some reason I find myself struggling with the whole thing with the anyone compared to any one rule and I found this great web site that not only has this rule but a ton more check it out! But here is the rule I found for it;
The compound pronouns anyone or everyone mean "any person" and "all the people," respectively.
The non-compound modified pronoun any one or every one put a greater emphasis on the word one and mean "any single person or thing" and "every single person or thing." They are usually followed by a prepositional phrase beginning with the word of
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000274.htm
The compound pronouns anyone or everyone mean "any person" and "all the people," respectively.
The non-compound modified pronoun any one or every one put a greater emphasis on the word one and mean "any single person or thing" and "every single person or thing." They are usually followed by a prepositional phrase beginning with the word of
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000274.htm
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Revised Paragraph
“We are the champions”
We are the champions, we are the champions no time for losers WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS.!! The song boomed through the gym. I felt the tears starting to swell up in my eyes. As I looked around I saw the families everyone grinning from ear to ear. We did it, we won the 4A state championship. We were all busting at the seams with joy all the sweat, all the hard work had finally paid off. It a was a thrilling game, excitement permeated the air. I couldn't believe we did it, we reached our goal, the goal every team strives for. We played the Orem tigers a skilled team but we proved that we were better. Every squeak from the shoes, every swish of the net every cheer from the crowd made it one of the best days of my life. We were overwhelmed, as we wrapped out arms around each other jumping to the same rhythm, I took a glance at each of my teammates faces, some filled with joy, some filled with relief, but each one filled with the greatest amount of happiness that I have ever seen or experienced. I never wanted this moment to end, a moment of complete happiness. The sound of shears snapping together, each of us taking our part of that much deserved net. Every time I hear this song all of my memories from that game come flooding back to me. And all of the amazing things that happened that day return to my thoughts, bringing me back to that day of complete happiness.
We are the champions, we are the champions no time for losers WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS.!! The song boomed through the gym. I felt the tears starting to swell up in my eyes. As I looked around I saw the families everyone grinning from ear to ear. We did it, we won the 4A state championship. We were all busting at the seams with joy all the sweat, all the hard work had finally paid off. It a was a thrilling game, excitement permeated the air. I couldn't believe we did it, we reached our goal, the goal every team strives for. We played the Orem tigers a skilled team but we proved that we were better. Every squeak from the shoes, every swish of the net every cheer from the crowd made it one of the best days of my life. We were overwhelmed, as we wrapped out arms around each other jumping to the same rhythm, I took a glance at each of my teammates faces, some filled with joy, some filled with relief, but each one filled with the greatest amount of happiness that I have ever seen or experienced. I never wanted this moment to end, a moment of complete happiness. The sound of shears snapping together, each of us taking our part of that much deserved net. Every time I hear this song all of my memories from that game come flooding back to me. And all of the amazing things that happened that day return to my thoughts, bringing me back to that day of complete happiness.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
My life sounds like...
“We are the champions”
We are the champions, we are the champions no time for losers WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS.!! The song boomed through the gym. I felt the tears starting to swell up in my eyes. As I looked around I saw the families everyone grinning from ear to ear. We did it, we won the 4A state championship. We were all busting at the seams with joy all the sweat, all the hard work had finally paid off. It was a thrilling game, excitement permeated the air. I couldn't believe we did it, we reached our goal, the goal every team strives for. We played the Orem tigers a skilled team but we proved that we were better. Every squeak from the shoes, every swish of the net every cheer from the crowd made it one of the best days of my life. We were overwhelmed, as we wrapped out arms around each other jumping to the same rhythm, cheering loudly T-T-T T birds! T-T-T T birds! I took a glance at each of my teammates faces, some filled with joy, some filled with relief but each one filled with the greatest amount of happiness that I have ever seen or even experienced. I never wanted this moment to end, a moment of complete happiness. Whenever I hear the snapping sound of scizzors it will always remind me of that day when each of us took our part of that much deserved net. The net that helped us win the game. Every time I hear this song all of my memories from that game come flooding back to my mind. And all of the amazing things that happened that day return to my thoughts, bringing me back to that day of complete happiness.
"These are my people"
Throughout my life I have moved many times, nine times to be exact all in Utah. I would have to say that there is no place that hits home more then good old Nephi Utah. I only loved here for a couple of years but I would move back in a heart beat. This song explains exactly what my home town was like. A little hick town where everyone knows everyone, I wouldn’t want it any other way. My dad grew up there so I guess you could say Nephi is our families bread and butter. Each day was filled with adventure, there were friends everywhere you went. The words in the song say it best, these are my people, this is where I come from, we’re givin this life everything we got and then some these are my people! I have learned some of my greatest life lessons in this town. I learned how to work, I learned how to love and I learned how to live. I would have to say that my favorite part of the song is where it says “Well We take it all week on the chin with a grin 'til we make it to a Friday night, and it's church league softball holler about a bad call preacher breaking up the fight.” This part of the song totally describes my life, sports were my life in Nephi and the entire community including the preachers were involved. I think Nephi brought out the best in everyone and to this day it continues to do so.
We are the champions, we are the champions no time for losers WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS.!! The song boomed through the gym. I felt the tears starting to swell up in my eyes. As I looked around I saw the families everyone grinning from ear to ear. We did it, we won the 4A state championship. We were all busting at the seams with joy all the sweat, all the hard work had finally paid off. It was a thrilling game, excitement permeated the air. I couldn't believe we did it, we reached our goal, the goal every team strives for. We played the Orem tigers a skilled team but we proved that we were better. Every squeak from the shoes, every swish of the net every cheer from the crowd made it one of the best days of my life. We were overwhelmed, as we wrapped out arms around each other jumping to the same rhythm, cheering loudly T-T-T T birds! T-T-T T birds! I took a glance at each of my teammates faces, some filled with joy, some filled with relief but each one filled with the greatest amount of happiness that I have ever seen or even experienced. I never wanted this moment to end, a moment of complete happiness. Whenever I hear the snapping sound of scizzors it will always remind me of that day when each of us took our part of that much deserved net. The net that helped us win the game. Every time I hear this song all of my memories from that game come flooding back to my mind. And all of the amazing things that happened that day return to my thoughts, bringing me back to that day of complete happiness.
"These are my people"
Throughout my life I have moved many times, nine times to be exact all in Utah. I would have to say that there is no place that hits home more then good old Nephi Utah. I only loved here for a couple of years but I would move back in a heart beat. This song explains exactly what my home town was like. A little hick town where everyone knows everyone, I wouldn’t want it any other way. My dad grew up there so I guess you could say Nephi is our families bread and butter. Each day was filled with adventure, there were friends everywhere you went. The words in the song say it best, these are my people, this is where I come from, we’re givin this life everything we got and then some these are my people! I have learned some of my greatest life lessons in this town. I learned how to work, I learned how to love and I learned how to live. I would have to say that my favorite part of the song is where it says “Well We take it all week on the chin with a grin 'til we make it to a Friday night, and it's church league softball holler about a bad call preacher breaking up the fight.” This part of the song totally describes my life, sports were my life in Nephi and the entire community including the preachers were involved. I think Nephi brought out the best in everyone and to this day it continues to do so.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Grammar Post
Alright so I know I learned this forever ago in elementary school but I always seem to forget the past things that I have learned. I usually get confused with the apostrophe rule. Especially with the word "it." I'm just not sure when to use an apostrophe. Then I looked up the rule on the internet and found this great site that really helped me understand it a lot better.
Rule:
Its is the possessive pronoun; it modifies a noun.
It's is a contraction of it is or it has.
The web site has many great tips check it out.
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000227.htm
Rule:
Its is the possessive pronoun; it modifies a noun.
It's is a contraction of it is or it has.
The web site has many great tips check it out.
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000227.htm
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Those four dreaded words.
When I think about defying moments there is one event imparticular that comes to my mind. I haven't had anything huge happen in my life and this one isn't very exciting but it was the day that I heard those four dreaded words... "you are under arrest." I started off just like a regular day, me and my good friend were sitting in the commons patiently waiting for basketball practice to begin. We had a good hour before we began our daily warm up routine and we sat there trying to figure out something to do.
As we sat on the bench more commonly known as the poly bench we caught a glimpse of the star football player shuffling his way toward us. He came up to my friend and and simply said "hey teach me I want to learn." I wasn't really sure what he was talking about and then they turned to me and asked of I wanted a cookie, i wasn't hungry but I agreed to tag a long and we headed to the vending machines. As I stood next to my friend I looked down and suddenly realized her arm was up the machine and she was grabbing a granny b cookie from the bottom shelf in the machine. As soon as I realized what was really going on I turned only to hear those four dreaded words, "you are under arrest."
The cop standing at the top of the stairs informed us that we were under arrest for theft. As the three of us slowly made our way up that long flight of stairs thoughts started running through my head. I'm not going to college, I'm going to be kicked off the team, my parents are going to be furious...my life is over. As he led me and my friend by our shoulders to the office and set us down as far away as he could from each other. As I sat in that chair these things ran through my mind over and over again. We sat there for about an hour as the administration debated on what to do with us.
This was the first time I have ever been in trouble. Growing up I was very shy and hated getting in trouble therefore I never talked when I wasn't supposed to and I made sure to always do what i was told. So as i sat here a freshmen in high school thinking my life would soon be over I remember being so upset when they let "our star football player" out with nothing but ten minutes of his time spent in the office when it was him who was wanting to do it.
The assistant principle came out very disappointed with two papers dangling from his fingers, I soon found out that he was bringing me a police report. I filled it out re living the moment on paper. And then I was called in to talk to the officer, i never realized until that moment that we had cameras in our school...yup they caught us on tape, that's when I really broke down. He told me to call my parents and I was so afraid that they would be incredibly disappointed because I knew better.
My parents showed up shortly and we talked for a long time to the principle trying to figure out what to do. Luckily enough for me I got off with nothing and my parents were not disappointed they were very understandable. I apologized to my team, me being the team captain I felt like I had let them down and I was very happy that I was still apart of the team, there was a lot of conditioning involved but it was worth it.
This experience was not a huge thing but it really kinda changed my out look on life, I realized at a good age how to better deal with things and this has really defied my life. The principle could never look at me and my friend the same he always kept his eye on the two of us throughout our three following years of high school. At the time it seemed like to worst day ever but we laugh about it now. And I learned a lot from those four dreaded words even when you think its the worst day of our life if you take it the right way it can turn out to be nothing but a hilarious memory.
As we sat on the bench more commonly known as the poly bench we caught a glimpse of the star football player shuffling his way toward us. He came up to my friend and and simply said "hey teach me I want to learn." I wasn't really sure what he was talking about and then they turned to me and asked of I wanted a cookie, i wasn't hungry but I agreed to tag a long and we headed to the vending machines. As I stood next to my friend I looked down and suddenly realized her arm was up the machine and she was grabbing a granny b cookie from the bottom shelf in the machine. As soon as I realized what was really going on I turned only to hear those four dreaded words, "you are under arrest."
The cop standing at the top of the stairs informed us that we were under arrest for theft. As the three of us slowly made our way up that long flight of stairs thoughts started running through my head. I'm not going to college, I'm going to be kicked off the team, my parents are going to be furious...my life is over. As he led me and my friend by our shoulders to the office and set us down as far away as he could from each other. As I sat in that chair these things ran through my mind over and over again. We sat there for about an hour as the administration debated on what to do with us.
This was the first time I have ever been in trouble. Growing up I was very shy and hated getting in trouble therefore I never talked when I wasn't supposed to and I made sure to always do what i was told. So as i sat here a freshmen in high school thinking my life would soon be over I remember being so upset when they let "our star football player" out with nothing but ten minutes of his time spent in the office when it was him who was wanting to do it.
The assistant principle came out very disappointed with two papers dangling from his fingers, I soon found out that he was bringing me a police report. I filled it out re living the moment on paper. And then I was called in to talk to the officer, i never realized until that moment that we had cameras in our school...yup they caught us on tape, that's when I really broke down. He told me to call my parents and I was so afraid that they would be incredibly disappointed because I knew better.
My parents showed up shortly and we talked for a long time to the principle trying to figure out what to do. Luckily enough for me I got off with nothing and my parents were not disappointed they were very understandable. I apologized to my team, me being the team captain I felt like I had let them down and I was very happy that I was still apart of the team, there was a lot of conditioning involved but it was worth it.
This experience was not a huge thing but it really kinda changed my out look on life, I realized at a good age how to better deal with things and this has really defied my life. The principle could never look at me and my friend the same he always kept his eye on the two of us throughout our three following years of high school. At the time it seemed like to worst day ever but we laugh about it now. And I learned a lot from those four dreaded words even when you think its the worst day of our life if you take it the right way it can turn out to be nothing but a hilarious memory.
Critical Thinking
At a literal level in the story calling home it tells about a girl to decides to shoplift a snoopy button. She thinks that no one is looking when she takes it but she does not realize that a man caught her steeling it and he calls the police. As the thirteen year old girl is escorted out of the mall she realizes that she is not mad about just steeling but she is more upset that she will have to call her parents and tell them that she is sitting in jail. She called and she could hear the disappointment in their voices but when they came to pick her up they had forgotten about the wrong she had done and the incident was not mentioned again.
In the story and American Childhood it tells an exciting tale of how children would spend their time in the winter months. It told of a group of kids that find it exciting to throw snow balls at cars. They had never been caught until one incident. A black Buick was coming up the street, the perfect target. They hit the car with a smash and to their surprise the man jumped out of the car and chased the kids all over town through neighborhoods he finally caught them and the kids learned how exciting childhood can be.
I think in that situation it would be very easy for the girl to be afraid but I think she had so much adrenaline that she was more excited then scared. I think its okay that she wasn’t scared I believe she knew that he wouldn’t so anything he was simply an angry man.
A well told story consists of many things. A well told story need structure, it needs details and vivid imagery, and great imagination and creativity. The story explains how she is filled with excitement whenever she plays these games. It uses strong vocabulary words that better help you understand the emotions of the story. It never really explains what happens to the children so it keeps you wondering which I think is a good thing. It uses amazingly descriptive words and overall it was a very good story. This story is a good example of how a well story is told.
In the story and American Childhood it tells an exciting tale of how children would spend their time in the winter months. It told of a group of kids that find it exciting to throw snow balls at cars. They had never been caught until one incident. A black Buick was coming up the street, the perfect target. They hit the car with a smash and to their surprise the man jumped out of the car and chased the kids all over town through neighborhoods he finally caught them and the kids learned how exciting childhood can be.
I think in that situation it would be very easy for the girl to be afraid but I think she had so much adrenaline that she was more excited then scared. I think its okay that she wasn’t scared I believe she knew that he wouldn’t so anything he was simply an angry man.
A well told story consists of many things. A well told story need structure, it needs details and vivid imagery, and great imagination and creativity. The story explains how she is filled with excitement whenever she plays these games. It uses strong vocabulary words that better help you understand the emotions of the story. It never really explains what happens to the children so it keeps you wondering which I think is a good thing. It uses amazingly descriptive words and overall it was a very good story. This story is a good example of how a well story is told.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
The arrow maker in the story took a huge amount of risk while he decided if this person outside does not speak he is my enemy and I will shoot this arrow through his heart. Just like the arrow maker we too are taking risks expressing our opinions and posting your writing where others can see it can also be a huge risk there is always that chance where someone may not like it or not, never knowing where that arrow will come from. Blogging has become huge in the past years, it is a way for people to post their feelings, writings and maybe just writing helps them release things that they wouldn't have said otherwise. Blogging can be a way to stay connected with family and friends and updating them on what is going on in their lives. Blogging has become big just for that reason to stay connected to others express feelings in an open mannor.
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